Network Your Way to a Job

If you plan to look for a job after graduation from high school or college, laying the groundwork now is important. Projections indicate that jobs will continue to be hard to find for a few years, and those who have an "in" will be the first to secure work.


Networking is the most promising way of finding your way into a job, and the best time to start building a network is while you are still in school. Why?
• By beginning now, you will have time to enlarge your network so that many people can help you find a job when you're ready.

• Networking is the perfect way to meet professionals in your field--people who can assist you in finding new job opportunities.

• Building relationships takes time, and the better your relationships with the people in your network, the more likely they are to want to help you when the time comes.

• Employees know when openings come up in their companies, and in the firms of other people they know. Often, these positions are never advertised. Unless you're part of a large network of people who work for different companies, you'll never hear of these jobs.

• If someone an employer respects recommends you, you gain attention that you'll never receive from sending unsolicited resumes.

• Many firms offer contract work during a down economy in order to save money. You might be able to secure short-term employment from a network reference that leads to full-time employment.

Scholarship 2011/2012



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NOTE: The scholarships listed are intended for SENIORS ONLY; HOWEVER, sometimes a scholarship will be listed for students in other classes – they will be noted as such. Remember that all colleges have specific scholarships, so be sure to check with the financial Aid Office at the college of your choice. If you want information on these scholarships, see Mrs. Fichamba in the Career Center.

1) Seattle Swedish Community Scholarship

• Senior, need not be of Swedish ancestry

• Amount: up to $3500

• Deadline: March 31, 2012

• More Info: stop by the College & Career Center for an application

2) Seattle Hiroshima Club Scholarship

• Seniors, must have parent, grandparent, or great-grandparent from the Hiroshima prefecture, 3.8 GPA

• Amount: $1000

• Deadline: December 20, 2011

• More Info: stop by the College & Career Center for an application

3) Horatio Alger Scholarship

• Seniors,

• Amount: up to $20,000

• Deadline: October 30, 2011

• More Info: www.horatioalger.org/scholarships/certificationsform

4) ESA Foundation Scholarship

• Seniors, can choose up to 3 scholarships to apply for complete list @ http://www.epsilonsigmaalpha.org/

• Amount: varies

• Deadline: February 1, 2012

• More Info: stop by the College & Career Center for an application

UW Campus Visit!

Yale Campus Visit

WOW! What a great way to kick off the College visit season...70 plus students attended this visit :-)

September Rotary Student of the Month!

Alba Cruz-Lopez & Michael Nguyen ~ T.E.C.

Upcoming College Visits!

• Sept. 16th ~ Western 7:30 ~ Library This date has changed to Wednesday October 5th


• Sept. 23rd ~ Yale 10:30 ~ Library

• Sept. 27th ~ UW Seattle ~ 10:00 ~ Library

• Oct. 4th ~ PLU ~ 8:00 ~ Conference Rm.
• Oct. 13th ~ Seattle U 10:45 ~ Conference Rm.

• Oct. 18th ~ Seattle Pacific ~ 8:30 ~ Conference Rm.

• Oct. 20th ~ UW Bothell ~ 8:30 ~ Conference Rm

• Nov. 16th ~ WSU 12 ~ Library

Evergreen Campus College & Career Center Grand Re-opening

Please Join Us...

We are celebrating this week!

Come by and see the new location of the Evergreen Campus College & Career Center!

Friday after school we will be hosting a Pizza Feed in the MPS to celebrate but,you must first stop by the new College & Career Center.

See you soon!

~ Ms Fichamba, Mr Zombro & Aaron :-)